The 16th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers

2017/1/27
The 16th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers was held on 20 January 2017 in Singapore. Mr. Hisayuki Fujii, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan attended the meeting as co-chair.
 
Japan reported its tourism-related undertakings and discussed the ASEAN Plus Three tourism cooperation. ASEAN Tourism Ministers expressed their gratefulness to Japan for its support for ASEAN-Japan tourism cooperation activities, which include the convening of UNWTO (The World Tourism Organization, specialized agency of the United Nations) International Conference on Heritage Tourism in Nara in February 2016, the unveiling of Visit ASEAN@50 Campaign during the JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) Tourism EXPO in September 2016, and Workshop on Sustainable Tourism in October 2017.
 
The meeting adopted the Joint Media Statement of the 16th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers.